Your local heritage museum - curated & managed by the 'Friends of Lydd' - registered charity 274692
LYDD TOWN MUSEUM
Curated & managed by the charity Friends of Lydd
About the Museum
Established 1979
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Lydd Town Museum is a local heritage museum - it is curated and managed by the Friends of Lydd, a registered charity, established in 1979. Entrance to the museum is free (but as a charity we do always welcome donations).
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As a heritage museum our aim & purpose is to share knowledge & information about the historic town of Lydd and the surrounding areas. We are a small but mighty museum, run by our amazing team of very dedicated volunteers, who work tirelessly to maintain & improve the museum as well as staffing it for our open days throughout the year.
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As a charity we're entirely dependent on donations to keep the museum open and to cover our running costs. Entrance to the museum is free - but donations are always very welcome. Every penny donated goes towards the upkeep, maintenance and day to day running of the Museum.
Our 2025 Fundraiser is here
​THE 'OPEN & WARM' FUNDRAISER.
PLEASE HELP US TO HIT OUR £1000 TARGET.
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This year, for the first time ever, we are starting a fundraiser. Our aim is to raise much needed funds towards the cost of installing a heating system at the Museum.
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We have a number of historic (aka old!) and fragile documents, books and exhibits in the Museum and these should, ideally, be kept free from major temperature changes etc. At the moment, the Museum has no heating system (as anyone who has attended a meeting at the Museum, during winter, can attest to).
By installing a heating system in the Museum we will be able to better preserve all of our artefacts - it will also make for a much nicer environment for our Museum visitors (in the early part of the year especially). Ensuring a truly 'warm' welcome for all.
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Read more about the Fundraiser on our GoFundMe page
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Opening Days & Hours for the Museum
In general, the museum only opens on bank holiday weekends and the weekends during the summer holidays.
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The Museum is closed throughout the winter months - we re-open each year from the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.
We aim to open for the bank holiday weekends (Saturday, Sunday & Monday) starting from Easter through to the August bank holiday.
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Our opening hours are always 2.30pm to 5pm
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The museum also opens on Lydd Club Day, which is held every year on the third Saturday in June.
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In addition we open every weekend throughout the school summer holidays.
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Our Facebook page has the most up to date information relating to our opening days - please like and follow our Facebook page for updates.
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Opening Hours: 2.30pm to 5pm
Visits by Special Arrangement
If you are making a visit to the area outside of our scheduled opening days or if you represent a group, organisation or company who would like to visit the museum, we are happy to try and arrange special openings by prior agreement.
Please contact the museum by email - we will always do our best to facilitate special requests.
Use the 'Contact us' button below to send us an email.
Inside the Museum
Our exhibits are regularly updated - so even if you've visited us before, don't assume you've seen it all. We love to see return visitors (as well as welcoming new visitors) and we're confident you will find something new each time you visit us.
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For the younger generations, we are a member of The Wheels of Time scheme and have quizzes available as well as badges to be collected. You can discover more about our participation in The Wheels of Time by scrolling down to the section dedicated to this, here on our website.
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You can scroll through the gallery below to discover some of the items we have on display (either permanently or temporarily) here at the museum. Better yet, come and see us in person to see all of these exhibits and so much more.
Make a Donation
Donate to the Museum
Please consider making a donation to Lydd Town Museum and help us to keep this wonderful heritage museum open and accessible for all.
Contact & Find us
Address
Lydd Town Museum
The Old Fire Station
Queens Road
Lydd, Romney Marsh, Kent
TN29 9LH
Entrance fees
Entrance to the museum is free -but as a charity we welcome any donations. You can donate in cash when you visit or by visiting our Paypal Giving Fund donation page
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Our Partnership with
The Wheels of Time
We are proud to be a part of the Wheels of Time scheme. If you are visiting the Museum with children, please ask one of our volunteers for information on our participation in this scheme & be sure to claim a badge!​
About The Wheels of Time
Wheels of Time is a non-profit community group with the purpose of promoting an interest in history and heritage among young children. This is achieved by running a scheme to encourage children, between the ages of 5 and 11, to visit museums and heritage sites.
The scheme was initially established in Kent in 2015, being run by a core team of volunteers (and still is). The Scheme received interest from museums and heritage venues outside of Kent, and so with a grant from the Arts Council England in 2021, was able to expand to other areas.
It ran a pilot Scheme in Dorset in 2022, and after lots of careful review and consideration throughout 2023, relaunched with other areas in 2024.
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Children participating in Wheels of Time have fun exploring participating museums & heritage venues following Roamin’ Rex’s map. They collect a badge individual to each venue.
They can claim Roamin’ Rex’s award badges for a particular area and for visiting 10, 20, 30 or 40 Wheels of Time venues in an area. There is also a special Award Badge for visiting all venues in an area
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There is no charge to children participating in Wheels of Time, but the normal entry fees at the venues are payable. Some venues are free entry but ask that visitors make a donation.
You can discover more about The Wheels of Time scheme by clicking on the 'learn more' link to visit their website
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The website also provides details of all museums and heritage sites (including Lydd Town Museum) who are participating in the scheme